Hot Spot: Latin AmericaBloomsbury Academic, 28. feb. 2008 - 288 síður From border crime in Mexico to Chavez's revolution in Venezuela, this volume presents up-to-the-minute coverage of the key conflicts, corruption, and revolutionary movements simmering or raging in every region of Latin America. In-depth, comprehensive chapters explore drug wars, immigration issues, terrorism, youth gangs, government corruption, controversy over oil, and political instability, including: The Zapatista Rebellion, the Darien Gap controversy, Evo Morales, Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) and Tupac Amaru, the Falklands, and Guantanamo Bay. |
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... Population in 2005 , the Center for Immigration Studies ( CIS ) , an anti - immigrant policy institute , found that the nation's foreign - born population exceeds 35 million , a figure that represents 12.1 percent of U.S. residents who ...
... population has mixed European and indigenous ancestry . However , up to a quarter of Colombia's population is of African descent , a figure that represents the largest black population in the Spanish - speaking world . The Andean ...
... populations that exceed 1 percent of the population . The Lebanese radical , Iran - backed , Shi'ite Hezbollah is considered the major international terrorist threat in Latin America . It has a significant influence in the TBA but has ...
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The Meaning of Hot Spot Terminology | 1 |
Mexico | 55 |
Central America | 81 |
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